WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underline segment in the given sentence. There is a few rice left in the cooker.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. fewest rice left in
  2. little rice left in
  3. less rice left on
  4. any rice left in

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: less rice left on

Explanation: The correct answer is C . Option Analysis: ❌ fewest rice left in : "Fewest" is superlative of "few" (used for countable nouns), and "rice" is uncountable. ❌ little rice left in : Correct Proper usage for uncountable noun ("rice"). ✅ less rice left on : "Less rice" is fine, but "left on the cooker" is incorrect. The standard phrase is "left in the cooker." ❌ any rice left in : Grammatically okay, but doesn't match the structure of the original sentence. Correct Sentence Should Be: "There is little rice left in the cooker."